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93 live vacancies in Commissioning & Plant Operations

Heads up: every vacancy here is based in the UK and the North West of England, and employers require the existing right to work in the UK plus UK security clearance eligibility for most nuclear and defence roles.

Commissioning & Plant Operations: Commissioning engineers, operators, shift teams and outage support.

Search results (93)

Live UK defence vacancies (93)

Defence programmes first — submarines, warships, dockyards, combat air, land systems and cleared engineering. Civil nuclear roles follow behind.

Thales · Glasgow, Scotland

£38,651

Manufacturing Technician - Weekend Shift with Thales in Glasgow, Scotland. Advertised salary £38,651 – £38,651. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 07/11/2026 · 27 days left

Trinzic · Leatherhead, Surrey

£75,688

Defence Operations and Programme Director with Trinzic in Leatherhead, Surrey. Advertised salary £75,688 – £75,688. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 06/11/2026 · 26 days left

Babcock · United Kingdom

Operations Manager with Babcock in United Kingdom. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 06/11/2026 · 26 days left

L3Harris · Brighton, East Sussex

£31,835

Assembly Operator with L3Harris in Brighton, East Sussex. Advertised salary £31,835 – £31,835. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 05/11/2026 · 25 days left

Thales · Ballynahinch, County Down

£44,114

Stores Operator with Thales in Ballynahinch, County Down. Advertised salary £44,114 – £44,114. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 04/11/2026 · 24 days left

GKN Aerospace · East Cowes, Isle Of Wight

£29,404

Finance Operations Administrator with GKN Aerospace in East Cowes, Isle Of Wight. Advertised salary £29,404 – £29,404. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 04/11/2026 · 24 days left

BAE Systems · Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria

£52,501

Senior Commissioning Engineer Electrical with BAE Systems in Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria. Advertised salary £52,501 – £52,501. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 03/11/2026 · 23 days left

L3Harris · Brighton, East Sussex

£50,617

Business Operations Manager with L3Harris in Brighton, East Sussex. Advertised salary £50,617 – £50,617. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 01/11/2026 · 21 days left

Thales · Crossgar, Downpatrick

£41,072

Stores Operator with Thales in Crossgar, Downpatrick. Advertised salary £41,072 – £41,072. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 29/10/2026 · 18 days left

Rheinmetall Defence Ltd · Oakengates, Telford

£99,999 – £111,111

CNC Miller / Setter / Operator with Rheinmetall Defence Ltd in Oakengates, Telford. Advertised salary £99,999 – £111,111. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 28/10/2026 · 17 days left

UK Defence Equipment and Support · Argyll & Bute, Scotland

£44,100

Logistics & Operations Manager with UK Defence Equipment and Support in Argyll & Bute, Scotland. Advertised salary £44,100 – £44,100. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 25/10/2026 · 14 days left

Leonardo Hotels · London, UK

£50,347

Operations Supervisor with Leonardo Hotels in London, UK. Advertised salary £50,347 – £50,347. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 25/10/2026 · 14 days left

MBDA · Stevenage, Hertfordshire

£70,000

Manufacturing Operations Manager with MBDA in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Advertised salary £70,000 – £70,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 25/10/2026 · 14 days left

Thales · Glasgow, Scotland

£45,713

Process Inspector - Nightshift with Thales in Glasgow, Scotland. Advertised salary £45,713 – £45,713. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 24/10/2026 · 13 days left

£45,713

Process Inspector - Nightshift with Thales in UK. Advertised salary £45,713 – £45,713. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 24/10/2026 · 13 days left

Rheinmetall Defense Ltd · Oakengates, Telford

£46,934

CNC Turner / Setter / Operator with Rheinmetall Defense Ltd in Oakengates, Telford. Advertised salary £46,934 – £46,934. Apply via the employer's own advert.

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Posted 23/10/2026 · 12 days left

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